Jeff Godfrey

For UCF receiver Josh Reese, fighting for playing time with four older receivers during his final college football season is nothing compared to sharing a home with five siblings. In one way or another, somebody has always been ahead of him on the depth chart vying for positioning, resources or attention. But, having grown up in the inner city of Miami, no one has become more proficient at making the most out of the least than Reese. The football doesn't fly his way often, but when it does, he's made the moments count. Whether it was his fourth down, fourth quarter 37-yard catch to set up a game-tying score against Penn State or his fourth quarter bombs against BYU or his...

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